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Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2025

 

1933 Act Registration File No. 033-20827

1940 Act Registration File No. 811-05518

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-1A

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ X ]
  Pre-Effective Amendment No.   [     ]
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 351 [ X ]

 

 

and/or

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ X ]

  Amendment No. 356 [ X ]

 

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (609) 731-6256

Copies to:

 

STEVEN PLUMP JILLIAN BOSMANN, ESQUIRE
The RBB Fund, Inc. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
615 East Michigan Street One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-6996

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box) [ ] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

 

[ X ] on May 30, 2025 pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

[ X ] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Designation of New Effective Date for Previously Filed Post-Effective Amendment

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 338 (the “Amendment”) was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), on January 15, 2025 and pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2) would have become effective on March 31, 2025.

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 343 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the 1933 Act on March 28, 2025 for the sole purpose of extending the date upon which the Amendment was to become effective to April 4, 2025.

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 344 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the 1933 Act on April 4, 2025 for the sole purpose of extending the date upon which the Amendment was to become effective to April 18, 2025.

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 347 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the 1933 Act on April 18, 2025 for the sole purpose of extending the date upon which the Amendment was to become effective to May 2, 2025 with respect to the F/m High Beta High Yield ETF, F/m High Quality High Yield ETF, F/m Short Duration Quality High Yield ETF, F/m Senior Secured High Yield ETF, F/m U.S. Treasury 3-Month Bill Institutional ETF, F/m Leveraged U.S. Treasury 3-Month Bill ETF, F/m Current Coupon Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF, F/m Short Duration High Coupon Tax-Free Municipal ETF, F/m Small Cap Core ETF, F/m Small Cap Growth ETF, and F/m SMID Equity ETF.

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 348 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the 1933 Act on May 1, 2025 for the sole purpose of extending the date upon which the Amendment was to become effective to May 16, 2025 with respect to the F/m High Beta High Yield ETF, F/m High Quality High Yield ETF, F/m Short Duration Quality High Yield ETF, F/m Senior Secured High Yield ETF, F/m U.S. Treasury 3-Month Bill Institutional ETF, F/m Leveraged U.S. Treasury 3-Month Bill ETF, F/m Current Coupon Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF, F/m Short Duration High Coupon Tax-Free Municipal ETF, F/m Small Cap Core ETF, F/m Small Cap Growth ETF, and F/m SMID Equity ETF.

 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 351 is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the 1933 Act for the sole purpose of designating May 30, 2025 as the new date upon which the Amendment shall become effective with respect to the F/m Long-Term Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) ETF (listed in the Amendment as F/m Leveraged U.S. Treasury 3-Month Bill).

 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 351 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of the Amendment with respect to the F/m Long-Term Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) ETF (listed in the Amendment as F/m Leveraged U.S. Treasury 3-Month Bill).

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the 1933 Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Short Hills and State of New Jersey on May 16, 2025.

 

  THE RBB FUND, INC.  
     
  By: /s/ Steven Plump  
  Steven Plump  
  President  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Amendment to Registrant’s Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

SIGNATURE   TITLE DATE

 

/s/ Steven Plump   President (Principal Executive Officer) May 16, 2025
Steven Plump      
       
    Chief Financial Officer (Principal May 16, 2025
/s/ James G. Shaw   Financial and Accounting Officer)  
James G. Shaw      
       
*Gregory P. Chandler   Director May 16, 2025
Gregory P. Chandler      
       
*Lisa A. Dolly   Director May 16, 2025
Lisa A. Dolly      
       
*Nicholas A. Giordano   Director May 16, 2025
Nicholas A. Giordano      
       
*Arnold M. Reichman   Director May 16, 2025
Arnold M. Reichman      
       
*Robert Sablowsky   Director May 16, 2025
Robert Sablowsky      
       
*Brian T. Shea   Director May 16, 2025
Brian T. Shea      
       
*Martha Tirinnanzi   Director May 16, 2025
Martha Tirinnanzi      

 

*By: /s/ James G. Shaw  

James G. Shaw

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

(the “Company”)

 

THE RBB FUND TRUST

(the “Trust”)

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Know All Men by These Presents, that the undersigned, Gregory P. Chandler, hereby constitutes and appoints Jillian L. Bosmann, Michael P. Malloy, Edward Paz, Steven Plump, and James G. Shaw his true and lawful attorneys, to execute in his name, place, and stead, in his capacity as Director/Trustee or officer, or both, of the Company and of the Trust, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and said attorneys shall have full power and authority to do and perform in his name and on his behalf, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, said acts of said attorneys being hereby ratified and approved.

 

DATED: February 13, 2024  
     
  /s/ Gregory P. Chandler  
  Gregory P. Chandler  

 

 

 

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

(the “Company”)

 

THE RBB FUND TRUST

(the “Trust”)

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Know All Men by These Presents, that the undersigned, Lisa A. Dolly, hereby constitutes and appoints Jillian L. Bosmann, Michael P. Malloy, Edward Paz, Steven Plump, and James G. Shaw her true and lawful attorneys, to execute in her name, place, and stead, in her capacity as Director/Trustee or officer, or both, of the Company and of the Trust, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and said attorneys shall have full power and authority to do and perform in her name and on her behalf, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, said acts of said attorneys being hereby ratified and approved.

 

DATED: February 13, 2024  
     
  /s/ Lisa A. Dolly  
  Lisa A. Dolly  

 

 

 

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

(the “Company”)

 

THE RBB FUND TRUST

(the “Trust”)

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Know All Men by These Presents, that the undersigned, Nicholas A. Giordano, hereby constitutes and appoints Jillian L. Bosmann, Michael P. Malloy, Edward Paz, Steven Plump, and James G. Shaw his true and lawful attorneys, to execute in his name, place, and stead, in his capacity as Director/Trustee or officer, or both, of the Company and of the Trust, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and said attorneys shall have full power and authority to do and perform in his name and on his behalf, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, said acts of said attorneys being hereby ratified and approved.

 

DATED: February 13, 2024  
     
  /s/ Nicholas A. Giordano  
  Nicholas A. Giordano  

 

 

 

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

(the “Company”)

 

THE RBB FUND TRUST

(the “Trust”)

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Know All Men by These Presents, that the undersigned, Arnold M. Reichman, hereby constitutes and appoints Jillian L. Bosmann, Michael P. Malloy, Edward Paz, Steven Plump, and James G. Shaw his true and lawful attorneys, to execute in his name, place, and stead, in his capacity as Director/Trustee or officer, or both, of the Company and of the Trust, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and said attorneys shall have full power and authority to do and perform in his name and on his behalf, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, said acts of said attorneys being hereby ratified and approved.

 

DATED: February 13, 2024  
     
  /s/ Arnold M. Reichman  
  Arnold M. Reichman  

 

 

 

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

(the “Company”)

 

THE RBB FUND TRUST

(the “Trust”)

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Know All Men by These Presents, that the undersigned, Robert Sablowsky, hereby constitutes and appoints Jillian L. Bosmann, Michael P. Malloy, Edward Paz, Steven Plump, and James G. Shaw his true and lawful attorneys, to execute in his name, place, and stead, in his capacity as Director/Trustee or officer, or both, of the Company and of the Trust, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and said attorneys shall have full power and authority to do and perform in his name and on his behalf, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, said acts of said attorneys being hereby ratified and approved.

 

DATED: February 13, 2024  
     
  /s/ Robert Sablowsky  
  Robert Sablowsky  

 

 

 

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

(the “Company”)

 

THE RBB FUND TRUST

(the “Trust”)

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Know All Men by These Presents, that the undersigned, Brian T. Shea, hereby constitutes and appoints Jillian L. Bosmann, Michael P. Malloy, Edward Paz, Steven Plump, and James G. Shaw his true and lawful attorneys, to execute in his name, place, and stead, in his capacity as Director/Trustee or officer, or both, of the Company and of the Trust, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and said attorneys shall have full power and authority to do and perform in his name and on his behalf, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, said acts of said attorneys being hereby ratified and approved.

 

DATED: February 13, 2024  
     
  /s/ Brian T. Shea  
  Brian T. Shea  

 

 

 

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

(the “Company”)

 

THE RBB FUND TRUST

(the “Trust”)

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Know All Men by These Presents, that the undersigned, Martha A. Tirinnanzi, hereby constitutes and appoints Jillian L. Bosmann, Michael P. Malloy, Edward Paz, Steven Plump, and James G. Shaw her true and lawful attorneys, to execute in her name, place, and stead, in her capacity as Director/Trustee or officer, or both, of the Company and of the Trust, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and said attorneys shall have full power and authority to do and perform in her name and on her behalf, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, said acts of said attorneys being hereby ratified and approved.

 

DATED: February 13, 2024  
     
  /s/ Martha A. Tirinnanzi  
  Martha A. Tirinnanzi